Betrayed by the Father Reborn in His Rival's Arms novel Chapter 294

He had been married to Madeline for a while now.

He was a normal man with normal needs.

Logically speaking.

Once they got the marriage license, Madeline was his to claim.

But because they hadn't spent much time together.

Madeline had been in a car accident at the age of ten and had forgotten him.

So to Madeline.

Quentin was still a somewhat unfamiliar presence.

Therefore, he had spent a long time cultivating their emotional bond.

But now he had held back for far too long, and he felt it was time.

Yet Madeline had heartlessly rejected him.

Of course he was angry.

This was his right.

"How could that be?" Madeline's fingers pressed gently against his shoulder.

She wanted to be completely honest because she didn't want Quentin to get the wrong idea.

Every time he got angry, she had to find a way to coax him down, and she didn't want him turning into that terrifying, frigid tycoon again.

"I took the initiative that time because I treated it as a loveless transaction. I didn't think you would love me, and I didn't think I would love you, so I just wanted to maintain our arrangement.

But now I know we can try to love each other. So, I want to wait until we officially confirm our relationship, until we are truly together. Is that okay?"

"What counts as officially confirming our relationship? Doesn't the marriage certificate count?" Quentin argued.

Madeline shook her head gently.

Without the right opportunity, they couldn't just announce their relationship, but now the timing was perfect.

Since Lucius could remarry, she could certainly marry the billionaire tycoon who had invested in her.

Quentin murmured, "However, you know I'm a businessman. Making me wait this long means I'll expect double the return on my investment when the time comes. Have you thought this through?"

His eyes gleamed.

He seemed to genuinely enjoy bantering with her like this.

It was the first time Madeline had seen him show such an affectionate demeanor.

Before this, she never could have imagined communicating with him so comfortably.

Madeline had initially thought she had angered him, ruined his mood, and made him mistakenly believe she still had feelings for Lucius, which surely would have provoked his retaliation.

But Quentin didn't.

Just a moment ago, Madeline had been in a cold sweat, especially when his hand gripped her chin, but in the end, he hadn't punished her.